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Uzzy, you may want to provide some more details as it is not clear from your story what was actually going on. Were the "drugs" in the bottle, you know like a crackpipe, or were they drinking from the bottle and smoking stuff that smells like an Amsterdam cafe? Were they nice ED teenagers or Youfs? You can tell from the number of Staffies in attendance.

I can't even read the first post. I gather some kids hit a tree with a bottle, out of which came drugs looking like cigarettes. This sounds like a Hunter S fantasy to me. I think Uzzy has been on the acid!

Bees wings ....... Edit - oops just clocked the link above. doh

Perpetual motion discovered in East Dulwich.

We all know about fault lines and stuff but it was still God et al that made it kick off. Basically because the girls were naughty. It's not much different to those Evangelical loons who said Katrina flooded New Orleans because it was a city of sin and needed to be punished.

I think nowadays you should watch what you carry as I do not think the police exercise much common sense, just follow the book. 18 months ago I was pulled over and my (scruffy)car was searched. A chain of events had led to me having a lightweight walking ice axe and a Global fish filleting knife in the car (as well as rod, tackle, rucksack, a set of golf clubs and everything else you need for a good outdoor holiday). As axes puncture rucksacks I sensibly tucked it under the rear seats, which I think was interpreted as 'ready for action' I was arrested without discussion, swabbed, fingerprinted detained for nearly 9 hours. After a farcical interview involving demonstrations of step cutting and a phone call to my brother to confirm when I was last seen fishing, I was released with no charge. One more quality stat on the Operation Blunt roll call.

ooooh sorry. Who are you? I can see neither question nor complaint so shut your door and stay in the wardrobe as I have no idea what you are referencing

Agree totally, I mean the long running farce of "Is there a God" is allowed in the Drawing room. I am guessing the Chair has faith, but it does not extend to Homeopathy.

'Sorry to state the obvious here, and not wishing to make too much of a racially-biased atement, but all of the reporst I have largely read on this forum of late related to tax fraud and expense claims all have one thing in common : the perpertrators are all old white men that I have read about ! This is really worrying and getting seriously concerning ??'

Interesting to note that since the start of the World Barista Championships an Italian has never even placed.

This is a whole different thread topic. BTW it's good to see the rise in popularity of proper coffee. We just need ED to wake up and smell......

The Times just quoted Ramsey for that, who will say anything for a tenner. David(above) knows what he is talking about. The Times is talking tosh and needs to get with the times.

Sue I have no doubt from your earlier posts that when you say "felt" you really mean "gained evidence, which would hold up in a court of law"

Vergano are an international company, they do OK in Europe. There are quite a few cafes selling fresh roast beans near charing cross. Try Monmouth or Bullet. Vergnano is no better than Illy or Lavazza for me, all stale. Best espresso in London? The Exchange at Lewisham Market.

"13th Feb 11am at xxxxx Florist, xxxxxx Lane, my 19 month old son and I went in to buy flowers for Valentines. I asked my son to pick out some flowers. My son is a very gentle sweet boy. He went to touch some flowers and an xxxxxx woman with xxxxx hair flew out from behind the counter and said 'Get your son off the flowers'. I picked him up, selected flowers and took them to the counter. I asked for help regarding my selection and the same woman folded her arms, gave me a dirty look, tutted and turned to her colleague and rolled her eyes. I asked again whether the flowers would work together and she said 'Do you want them or not?'. I replied, 'Don't worry about it, I'll go somewhere else'. As I was leaving the shop, she screamed at me 'Take you and your stinking child out of my shop and don't come back!' !!! I turned and said, 'Are you speaking to me?' She ran towards me, screaming 'Get your stinking child out of my shop!' I was scared for my child so turned and walked quickly down the road. By the time I got to Foxtons I heard someone yelling and she had swung in front of me, blocking my way, saying 'I'm out of my shop now' in a very aggressive way like she wanted to have a fight with me. I told her I'd call the Police. She was screaming abuse and I was scared for my son. I got past her and went straight to xxxxxxxx Florist. As I walked through the door, xxxxxx gave my son a gerberer. I nearly broke down, told him what had happened and thanked him for making my son feel welcome. He told me he gets a lot of complaints about xxxxxxx " This is an earlier posting, pulled for obvious reasons. I have taken the liberty of removing the names of involved parties, in order that we my discuss it. As a small business owner I really dislike this sort of thing, so well done to the Mods. Various people thought this post was simple lies, my take; I cannot comment on if this is true or not. I don't get why you would wait 2 weeks to rave about this. As a person who was once involved in the display and sale of delicate goods, I used to feel quite offended that some people think it appropriate to let their wobbling, gurgling bundle of joy handle the wares. The fact you say the florist had to ask the boy not to touch the flowers and you have selected loose flowers from the display, taken them to the counter and then asked if they go together marks you out as "business one might be better off without." Now I'm not saying this deserved the response it got........

For the sake of returning your patronising comment, I can only refer you to my statement "To be honest Sue, there is no evidence for this sort of thing" Then you can re read the thread and repeat yourself once more. Assuming(I do a lot of this by the way) you can understand the word implication and the phrase tongue in cheek as stated in my posts I would think you can gather the level of evidence I have. This is a forum, not a court. From reading the other posts, thus far we have intimidation, tax evasion, damage to property, and fraud. All without forensic evidence I think. If you think these lads are not involved in theft you are as naive as I am assumptive.

"Under the new ?Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008? (CPR?s) it is now a criminal offence to trade unfairly, mislead consumers or use aggressive selling techniques." Ok, you are right it's an offence not theft, only the actual receipt of money for carrying out said offence constitutes theft. Correct, my implication is that the towel selling lark is as much information gathering as anything else. Any theft would likely take place at a different time by another person. This is something that happens. I am not saying the lads you are thinking of are up to it, nor am I saying it is common but it's certainly not rare.

No it's not, there is no specific party mentioned only a type and those under discussion are clearly ...... sorry that would be another unproven accusation. I would far rather my bike/ whatever was stolen than my family abused and frightened through the door. Aggressive selling to persons unable or unwilling to risk defending themselves is in fact theft.

Well I've just picked up a new box of towels....... To be honest Sue, there is no evidence for this sort of thing. Which is a large part of it's success. If you are prepared to rip people off, pretend to be a charity and tell residents to f*** off on their own doorsteps there is no way your morals will stop you from taking opportunity where you find it. My work and nature has resulted in hearing an awful lot of tales of misspent youth. My post was a little tongue in cheek, and obviously there are also folk collecting scrap and selling tat who have no intention of doing anything else. Edit due to stupidity

Sorry to hear about your misfortune I think this is the Law in question. You can use as much razor wire as you like and avoid liability as long as you are not building traps. I have some six inch screws sticking up through the side gate lintel. All this stuff is in a position that you have to climb to get to and in plain sight form the ground. I would happily post you some photos if that is possible on this forum? Occupiers' Liability Act 1984 The trespasser's acceptance of a risk, known as the defence of volenti non fit injuria, is covered in Section 1(6) of the Act, which provides that "no duty is owed ... to any person in respect of risks willingly accepted as his by that person" Personally I would actually take a sick pleasure in defending myself against charges where some toe-rag had impaled himself on my gate. No doubt the Daily mail would enjoy the story.

You are all very lucky. The actual sale of the dishcloths is simply the basic salary, and secondary objective. The real income here is from theft. This is why the visits are often done late, during the day they will have been offering rubbish disposal(read fly tipping and theft). You hardly ever get this sort of thing in Catford!

No thanks for mine? None of the info provided tells you how big a Berlingo/Kangoo boot is though. Surprising, I assume a person buys a vehicle like this because they need the seats too. How much space is left in the boot when the seats are up would be useful knowledge.

To be honest, although most of that recipe sounds nice it's about as authentic as my Lamb Pruna Bhuna. A real survey would find the widespread use of pataks finished sauce. This recipe is complicated for the home not simplified. Have you tried this recipe or is this a paste job. I cannot understand how you make a good tikka out of "any mild/medium curry powder" with cream and toms from Italy. Chicken means chicken Tikka means pieces Masala means spice blend No way was this invented in Glasgow by one guy seeking publicity. Lamb pruna bhuna, but not made with lamb ? 3-4kg or so manky old sheep on the bone, shanks good, leg good, shoulder best but get extra kg as it's bony and fatty, cheap too ? Season the hell out of it and roast it, slowly for say 4 hrs till it just shreds apart. Not dry though. ?Say 170c 3hrs under foil?but turn it up at end to brown if needed ? -you?should spice?rub it and shove some garlic in there etc. Its important to cook it quite brown and get a really good stock as the meat is not cooked in the sauce. Brownie points if you seared the beast till nice and brown at the start and then did the chilli rub ?-------------------------- Pull?the meat apart when its still warm,?but well rested and not hot.Get rid of the bones and any thing?else you don't want your wife and friends to chew.??Really important to save the juices(seive) and quite a bit of the fat, and try to keep chunks of meat whole. If this hard to do you have undercooked and should call a chef, if you baked it to death call a takeaway. Start this about an hour before the meats done Pan- oil/ghee- hot- no burn- add; ? Little 1 tsp each - 3Cardomom, clove, cinnamon, tumeric Lot?? 3+ tsp each- Coriander powder, Garam masala, cumin To taste- chilli powder, pepper, ? Fry up for a few min till they smell good, Don't burn but they need a good blast ? Add; 4/5 +fine chopped? big onion cook in spices till clear and soft, don't be shy about adding butter here Add, and fry a bit; Garlic, 2 + whole head mashed Bay leaves 8 Ginger big chunk mashed or blitzed then; 3+ tin toms no juice Prunes 1or 2 tins to eye, drain well, buy? low sugar ones, I would put more in if there were lots of other choices of food Feel free to mod these amounts if meat seems excess, fresh chillis, some fresh toms are nice. ? Cook all this up for a bit taste it for salt, chilli, if it has no 'go' then you better have spice rubbed that lamb! Get the meat juice in there and a bit of lamb fat and meat. It should not be too wet, fresh coriander? Any good? If not it is all your fault! Pataks booster is your only hope. ? All you have to do is roast a good bit of spicy meat, and make a good sauce. Try at home using two? lamb shanks. Can be done well ahead and reheated. ? Best ----------------------- This recipe was requested from me by a loyal customer, it pays homage to genuine Indian food but is about as authentic as me. Tried and tested, enjoy.

Not too sure about the boot size, I have a van version. You could find out if the seats go down as I can tell you the case will fit in the door opening. The car version has a slightly wider load opening as the hinges are at the top. Hope this is some use

Pyjamas? What are you on about, these are my golf trousers. I did have shoes on, but now they are stuck to the spillage on aisle four.